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'''Jacob Radcliff''' (April 20, 1764 [[Rhinebeck, New York]]{{spaced ndash}}May 20, 1842 [[Troy, New York]])<ref name="Medico-legal">{{cite book|last=Herzog|first=Alfred Waldemar |title=The Medico-legal journal|editor=Clark Bell|year=1905|volume=23|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gBkCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA116}}</ref> was [[Mayor of New York City]] from 1810 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1818. |
'''Jacob Radcliff''' (April 20, 1764 [[Rhinebeck, New York]]{{spaced ndash}}May 20, 1842 [[Troy, New York]])<ref name="Medico-legal">{{cite book|last=Herzog|first=Alfred Waldemar |title=The Medico-legal journal|editor=Clark Bell|year=1905|volume=23|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=gBkCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA116}}</ref> was [[Mayor of New York City]] from 1810 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1818. |
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==Life== |
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Radcliff graduated from [[Nassau Hall]], Princeton in 1783 and practiced law under [[Egbert Benson]], the first [[New York Attorney General]]. He was admitted to the bar in 1786, and about the same time, he married Juliana Smith, the daughter of Cotton Mather Smith and granddaughter of [[Cotton Mather]].<ref name="Cotton Smith">{{cite book|last=Tuckerman|first=Bayard|title=A sketch of the Cotton Smith family of Sharon, Connecticut: with genealogical notes|location=Boston|year=1915|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HYFRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA43}}</ref> While practicing law in [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]], he was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] (Dutchess Co.) in [[18th New York State Legislature| |
Radcliff graduated from [[Nassau Hall]], Princeton in 1783 and practiced law under [[Egbert Benson]], the first [[New York Attorney General]]. He was admitted to the bar in 1786, and about the same time, he married Juliana Smith, the daughter of Cotton Mather Smith and granddaughter of [[Cotton Mather]].<ref name="Cotton Smith">{{cite book|last=Tuckerman|first=Bayard|title=A sketch of the Cotton Smith family of Sharon, Connecticut: with genealogical notes|location=Boston|year=1915|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HYFRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA43}}</ref> While practicing law in [[Poughkeepsie, New York|Poughkeepsie]], he was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] (Dutchess Co.) in [[18th New York State Legislature|1795]]. He was appointed Assistant Attorney General on February 23, 1796. |
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On December 27, 1798, he became a justice of the [[New York Supreme Court]]. In this position he helped revise the state's laws. He resigned from the bench in 1804, and practiced chancery law in Brooklyn instead. When the [[Federalist Party]] gained the majority in 1810, Radcliff was appointed mayor of New York City. When the War of 1812 divided the Federalist party, Radcliff aligned with the [[Tammany Hall|Tammany Society]], which was poised to gain a majority in state politics. Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall [[John Ferguson (New York politician)|John Ferguson]] became mayor in 1815 but resigned to take the appointment of Surveyor of the Port of New York. Radcliff was chosen as his replacement. |
On December 27, 1798, he became a justice of the [[New York Supreme Court]]. In this position he helped revise the state's laws. He resigned from the bench in 1804, and practiced chancery law in Brooklyn instead. When the [[Federalist Party]] gained the majority in 1810, Radcliff was appointed mayor of New York City. When the War of 1812 divided the Federalist party, Radcliff aligned with the [[Tammany Hall|Tammany Society]], which was poised to gain a majority in state politics. Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall [[John Ferguson (New York politician)|John Ferguson]] became mayor in 1815 but resigned to take the appointment of Surveyor of the Port of New York. Radcliff was chosen as his replacement. |
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Revision as of 16:15, 2 July 2013
Jacob Radcliff | |
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| Mayor of New York City | |
| In office February 13, 1810 – 1811 | |
| Preceded by | DeWitt Clinton |
| Succeeded by | DeWitt Clinton |
| In office July 10, 1815 – 1818 | |
| Preceded by | John Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Cadwallader D. Colden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | thumb April 20, 1764 Rhinebeck, New York |
| Died | May 20, 1842 (aged 78) Troy, New York |
| Resting place | thumb |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Juliana Smith |
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| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Jacob Radcliff (April 20, 1764 Rhinebeck, New York – May 20, 1842 Troy, New York)[1] was Mayor of New York City from 1810 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1818.
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Radcliff graduated from Nassau Hall, Princeton in 1783 and practiced law under Egbert Benson, the first New York Attorney General. He was admitted to the bar in 1786, and about the same time, he married Juliana Smith, the daughter of Cotton Mather Smith and granddaughter of Cotton Mather.[2] While practicing law in Poughkeepsie, he was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co.) in 1795. He was appointed Assistant Attorney General on February 23, 1796.
On December 27, 1798, he became a justice of the New York Supreme Court. In this position he helped revise the state's laws. He resigned from the bench in 1804, and practiced chancery law in Brooklyn instead. When the Federalist Party gained the majority in 1810, Radcliff was appointed mayor of New York City. When the War of 1812 divided the Federalist party, Radcliff aligned with the Tammany Society, which was poised to gain a majority in state politics. Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall John Ferguson became mayor in 1815 but resigned to take the appointment of Surveyor of the Port of New York. Radcliff was chosen as his replacement.
Notes
- ^ Herzog, Alfred Waldemar (1905). Clark Bell (ed.). The Medico-legal journal. Vol. 23.
- ^ Tuckerman, Bayard (1915). A sketch of the Cotton Smith family of Sharon, Connecticut: with genealogical notes. Boston.
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